Hello everyone,great forum.I will try and keep this as brief as possible i have been known to waffle!
About 4 years ago i went from being a stay at home dad who did not work at all,to working part time at weekends and still being a stay at home dad in the week.Not long after starting work i developed some symptoms,i had a non itchy rash on my face,increased heart rate when doing menial tasks,blood "pooling" into my face if a bent over or was parallel to the floor.I went to a doctor and had all sorts of tests,creams,seen a dermatologist who prescribed me propranalol as i described red facial flushing.The pro p. worked in reducing the flushing of the face but gave me side effects so i stopped taking them..
anyway,basically this ongoing problem has made me very self conscious when i am around people as i am always thinking about it happening in the back of my mind,if i am at work in the canteen and a few people look at me when i am talking i can feel my face start to burn up and go red,my entire face goes red apart from the are under my eyes and it gives me a panda effect,like i have been sunbathing with sunglasses on!
I think maybe i am suffering from a form of anxiety as a result of whatever was wrong with me initially.I moved from my hometown to be with my now-wife and a s such left all my friends and family behind so i find it difficult to communicate about this.I have lived were i am now for over 10 years and in the last few years i have gradually started to lose confidence and lately had feelings of worthlessness and mood swings.As my wife is the main breadwinner
this is less than ideal for someone who feels this way,we are trying to change our situation but have a 4 year old son and a 2 year old daughter so to find a suitable job is hard.
I have never even considered anxiety,i have considered many things thanks to googling away like an obsessed person,these include:
candida/yeast infection
amalgam fillings in my mouth causing metal toxicity
food allergies/intolerances
The food one was a major issue for me and i convinced myself i couldnt eat most foods and lost alot of weight,i started to fear eating anything.I am just trying to decide if i have social anxiety,health anxiety or maybe just a general anxiety ... or maybe no anxiety argghhh!
i was in a que of people in a mcdonalds the other day and i started to have tight feelings in my chest area and had to really focus on my breathing because i felt there was not enough air in the building for all of us,this was really scary but i managed to get a grip by sheer will power and telling myself to stop being silly.
Sorry for the long post!